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WMS Wealth Planners
Filed as WMS WEALTH PLANNERS · Legal name Wealth Management Strategies, Inc.
WMS Wealth Planners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pittsburgh, PA, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 24, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is WMS Wealth Planners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), WMS Wealth Planners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is WMS Wealth Planners located?
WMS Wealth Planners' principal office is in Pittsburgh, PA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is WMS Wealth Planners registered with the SEC or a state?
WMS Wealth Planners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 305481.
How much does WMS Wealth Planners manage?
WMS Wealth Planners reports $314,658,530 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have WMS Wealth Planners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for WMS Wealth Planners: Regulatory assets under management: $200,475,147 in the October 2021 data and $314,658,530 in the October 2026 data, up 57%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does WMS Wealth Planners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (212); high net worth individuals (80).
Which custodians does WMS Wealth Planners use?
WMS Wealth Planners' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does WMS Wealth Planners report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/305481
Does WMS Wealth Planners state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 24, 2026 says: "Our minimum account size is $500,000; however, we reserve the right to manage smaller accounts."
What changed in WMS Wealth Planners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $500,000
The brochure's wording
Our minimum account size is $500,000; however, we reserve the right to manage smaller accounts.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 24, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$314,658,530 as of October 2026, filing dated July 24, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Wealth Management Strategies, Inc.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2019 (6 years)
- Employees
- Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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8 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $314,658,530 | 6 | July 24, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $252,909,500 | 7 | March 10, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $222,472,616 | 7 | March 11, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $200,126,815 | 7 | September 5, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $236,343,377 | 8 | September 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $200,475,147 | 6 | March 19, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $200,475,147 in the October 2021 data and $314,658,530 in the October 2026 data, up 57%.
Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- August 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- March 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $252,909,500 to $314,658,530 (+24%).
- Registered or notice-filed in GA.
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. WMS Wealth Planners (CRD 305481): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wms-wealth-planners-pittsburgh-pa-305481